In Focus
Once a year, we bring together members, partners, human rights defenders, friends and interested participants from around the world to exchange on current human rights issues.
We are in contact worldwide with people engaged in humanitarian aid and hands-on human rights work. Together, we advocate for the protection of human dignity and the inviolability of universal human rights across the globe.
Last Year in Review
Before joining us this year, we invite you to revisit the highlights of our 2025 Annual Conference. The event brought together human rights defenders, experts, and partners from across the globe to address pressing challenges, share experiences from the field, and strengthen international cooperation.
Discussions focused on key issues such as political repression, the protection of fundamental freedoms, and the role of civil society in defending human dignity under increasingly difficult conditions. Speakers from different regions offered first-hand insights into their work, shedding light on both ongoing challenges and opportunities for meaningful change.
Moldova has seen its performance decline across all four criteria for democracy in the ‘State of Democracy 2026’ report
A warning sign for the region: what the new Global State of Democracy report reveals about the state of institutions in Moldova The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance ...
Do Russia’s 2026 election results show support for war?
Do Russia's 2026 election results show support for war? Claim: The victory of the pro-government United Russia party in the Russian State Duma elections and the high voter turnout show ...
MONITORING OF DISINFORMATION FLOWS Educational and practical manual for journalists, researchers and civil society representatives
The booklet was prepared within the framework of the "Monitoring Disinformation Flows" project by the Human Rights International (HRI) Armenia organization. The main goal of the project is to increase ...
Lapshin reported that Armenian former prisoners refused to apply to the ECHR: what was actually said
The video, which was posted on the “Public News” Facebook page on September 20, has garnered more than 141,000 views and has been presented as a “scandalous revelation” by Alexander ...
Peru/Russia: Deadly Job Black Market
Hundreds of Peruvian citizens are said to have been lured to Russia with fake job offers and then pushed or forced to serve in the Russian armed forces. The International ...
Nikol Pashinyan awarded the Hesse Peace Prize
Nikol Pashinyan awarded the Hesse Peace Prize: Peace and democracy as a strategic choice for Armenia On September 18, 2026, in the Hesse State Parliament, Germany, the Prime Minister of ...
Did Pashinyan really make such a statement about Kazakhstan?
In early September, a statement attributed to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spread on social media, which referred to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, relations between Armenia and Russia, and the ...
From fake quotes to fake sources: A Russian network’s attempt to have its own Wikipedia for Armenia
From fake quotes to fake sources: A Russian network's attempt to have its own Wikipedia for Armenia In April 2026, just two months before the parliamentary elections in Armenia, the ...
Russian 102nd Military Base in Armenia: A Security Guarantee, Fact-Check Research, or a Non-Working Mechanism?
The presence of the Russian 102nd military base in Armenia has been presented for decades as a crucial component of Armenia's security system. At the same time, in recent years, ...
Social networks as an accelerator of disinformation
Why does false information spread so quickly on social media? Social networks as an accelerator of disinformation One of the reasons is the algorithms of social networks. Platforms track what ...
Myths and realities surrounding Armenia’s nuclear power plant
The Armenian nuclear power plant, the Metsamor NPP, has been a key link in Armenia’s energy security for decades. At the same time, contradictory claims are circulating around it: that ...
The myths of the Kveakhtsi: how they convinced us that our vote was visible and the polling stations were controllable
During the June 2026 elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, numerous false and manipulative information regarding the work of polling stations and the organization of voting ...
How false narratives about Armenia are created, video
False narratives don't always start with a false fact. Sometimes a true fact is simply presented in a way that changes its meaning. How does this happen? Watch the video. ...
The President of the ISHR visits Kyrgyzstan
The President of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), Thomas Schirrmacher, visited Kyrgyzstan, with a particular focus on the situation of the country’s indigenous people. He visited communities living ...
Azerbaijan: Opposition leader Ali Karimli in custody
Azerbaijan: Opposition leader Ali Karimli in custody “Germany and the EU must act now – human rights must not be sacrificed for the sake of the energy trade” Frankfurt am ...
YSU is holding a conference dedicated to the history of Azerbaijan: what really happened?
YSU is holding a conference dedicated to the history of Azerbaijan: what really happened? On August 12, 2026, at 6:45 PM, the "Hraparak" website published an article titled "YSU is ...